SM UB-80
German WW1 submarine
UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-80 .
History
German Empire
Name UB-80
Ordered 23 September 1916
Builder AG Weser , Bremen
Cost 3,341,000 German Papiermark
Yard number 280
Laid down 12 May 1917[ 3]
Launched 4 August 1917
Commissioned 8 September 1917
Fate Surrendered 26 November 1918
General characteristics
Class and type Type UB III submarine
Displacement
516 t (508 long tons ) surfaced
647 t (637 long tons) submerged
Length 55.85 m (183 ft 3 in) (o/a )
Beam 5.80 m (19 ft)
Draught 3.72 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion
Speed
13.4 knots (24.8 km/h; 15.4 mph) surfaced
7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) submerged
Range
8,180 nmi (15,150 km; 9,410 mi) at 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) surfaced
50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth 50 m (160 ft)
Complement 3 officers, 31 men
Armament
Service record
Part of:
Flandern I Flotilla
6 November 1917 – 7 October 1918
II Flotilla
7 October – 11 November 1918
Commanders:
Kptlt. Max Viebeg[ 4]
8 September 1917 – 11 November 1918
Operations:
10 patrols Victories:
19 merchant ships sunk (34,746 GRT )
1 auxiliary warship sunk (732 GRT )
5 merchant ships damaged (26,322 GRT )
SM UB-80 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (‹See Tfd› German : Kaiserliche Marine ) during World War I . She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 8 September 1917 as SM UB-80 .[ Note 1]
UB-80 was surrendered to Italy in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany on 26 November 1918 and broken up at La Spezia in May 1919.
Construction
She was built by AG Weser of Bremen and following just under a year of construction, launched at Bremen on 4 August 1917. UB-80 was commissioned later that same year under the command of Kptlt. Max Viebeg. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-80 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun . UB-80 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 8,180 nautical miles (15,150 km; 9,410 mi). UB-80 had a displacement of 516 t (508 long tons) while surfaced and 647 t (637 long tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.4 knots (24.8 km/h; 15.4 mph) when surfaced and 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) when submerged.
Summary of raiding history
Date
Name
Nationality
Tonnage[ Note 2]
Fate[ 5]
26 November 1917
Ango
France
7,393
Damaged
27 November 1917
Bleamoor
United Kingdom
3,755
Sunk
30 November 1917
Kalibia
United Kingdom
4,930
Sunk
4 December 1917
Vav
Norway
1,255
Sunk
5 December 1917
Armenia
United States
5,463
Damaged
11 January 1918
Barsac
France
1,806
Sunk
11 January 1918
Mississippi
France
6,687
Damaged
14 January 1918
Arthur Capel
France
822
Sunk
17 January 1918
Kingsdyke
United Kingdom
1,710
Sunk
17 January 1918
War Thistle
United Kingdom
5,166
Damaged
4 March 1918
Polkerris
France
943
Sunk
5 March 1918
Uskmoor
United Kingdom
3,189
Sunk
7 March 1918
Martha
Belgium
653
Sunk
9 March 1918
Grane
Norway
1,122
Sunk
15 April 1918
Ailsa Craig
United Kingdom
601
Sunk
16 April 1918
George Harper
United Kingdom
1,613
Damaged
18 April 1918
Bamse
United Kingdom
958
Sunk
21 April 1918
Westergate
United Kingdom
1,760
Sunk
25 April 1918
Sevilla
Norway
1,318
Sunk
7 June 1918
Axpe Mendi
Spain
2,873
Sunk
10 June 1918
Stryn
United Kingdom
2,143
Sunk
11 June 1918
Boma
United Kingdom
2,694
Sunk
30 July 1918
HMS Stock Force
Royal Navy
732
Sunk
6 September 1918
Audax
United Kingdom
975
Sunk
9 September 1918
Taurus
Norway
1,239
Sunk
References
Notes
^ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's ) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine .
^ Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons . Military vessels are listed by tons displacement .
Citations
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UB 80" . German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net . Retrieved 13 February 2009 .
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Max Viebeg (Pour le Mérite)" . German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net . Retrieved 7 February 2015 .
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by UB 80" . German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net . Retrieved 4 February 2015 .
Bibliography
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